"Wallach, 34, has spent most of the past four years in the Angels' organization. He has been the third or fourth catcher on the depth chart. The Halos called him up last September while they were navigating injuries to Travis d'Arnaud and Logan O'Hoppe. Wallach played in one game and caught two innings in a loss in Seattle. The Angels outrighted him off the roster when O'Hoppe returned."
"That is Wallach's only MLB experience since 2023. He has played in parts of eight big league seasons but only garnered semi-regular playing time three years back, when he got into 65 games and tallied 172 plate appearances for the Angels. He's a .198/.263/.328 hitter in 443 trips to the dish. Wallach is coming off a .248/.319/.430 showing in Triple-A last year, splitting that time between the Halos and Rangers systems."
Chad Wallach signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics and is expected to receive a non-roster Spring Training invite before opening the season at Triple-A Las Vegas. The 34-year-old spent most of the past four seasons in the Angels organization as a third- or fourth-string catcher and logged a brief MLB appearance last September, catching two innings in one game. Wallach has eight major-league seasons of experience, a career .198/.263/.328 line in 443 plate appearances, and hit .248/.319/.430 in Triple-A last year. He joins organizational depth options Brian Serven and Bryan Lavastida behind Shea Langeliers and Austin Wynns.
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